When 18th-century nobleman, Louis, has no desire to live after losing his wife and child in childbirth, he soon meets a man named Lestat, who then tells him he can either live forever, or die,...

When 18th-century nobleman, Louis, has no desire to live after losing his wife and child in childbirth, he soon meets a man named Lestat, who then tells him he can either live forever, or die, either would be at Lestat's hands. When Louis chooses the immortal life, Lestat then feeds from him, and makes him an immortal, a vampire. While living, he finds it hard to take a human life in order to keep his. His friend Lestat then makes another immortal, who Louis drank from and thought he killed. It is a young girl named Claudia, who is destined to life life as a little girl forever. As Louis tells his adventures to a young reporter, the reporter lingers on his every word.